FYI:


ISNA


RAMADAN & SHAWWAL 1433 (2012)

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First day of Ramadan will be Friday, July 20, 2012

and Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, August 19, 2012, insha'Allah.

 

"O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to
those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint." Qur'an 2: 183


The Fiqh Council of North America recognizes astronomical calculation as an
acceptable Shar'i method for determining the beginning of lunar months
including the months of Ramadan and Shawwal. FCNA uses Makkah al-Mukarrama
as a conventional point and takes the position that the conjunction must
take place before sunset in Makkah and moon must set after sunset in Makkah.

On the basis of this method the dates of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for the
year 1433 AH are established as follows:

1st of Ramadan will be on Friday, July 20, 2012 

1st of Shawwal will be on Sunday, August 19, 2012

Ramadan 1433 AH:
The Astronomical New Moon is on July 19, 2011 (Thursday) at 4:24 Universal
Time (7:24 a.m. Makkah time). Sunset at Makkah on July 19 is at 7:05 p.m.,
while moonset is at 7:11 p.m. Moon is born before sunset in Makkah and
moonset is after sunset. Therefore first day of Ramadan is Friday, July 20,
insha'Allah. First Tarawih prayer will be on Thursday night.

Eid al-Fitr 1433 AH:
The Astronomical New Moon is on August 17, 2011 (Friday) at 15:54 Universal
Time (6:54 p.m. Makkah time). On Friday, August 17, sunset at Makkah is 6:49
p.m. and moonset is 6:30 p.m. Moon is born after sunset in Makkah and moon
sets before sunset. On Saturday, August 18, sunset at Makkah is 6:49 p.m.
and moonset is at 7:11 p.m. Moon is born 24 hours before sunset, while
moonset is after sunset. Therefore, first day of Shawwal, i.e., Eid al-Fitr
is Sunday, August 19, insha'Allah.

May Allah (swt) keep us on the right path, and accept our fasting and
prayers. Ameen. For more detailed information, please visit:
<http://www.fiqhcouncil.org/> www.fiqhcouncil.org 

 


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